Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-15

at the Webster wooden mill, in Sabaus, one
day last week. The extractor, which lie a
hollow cylinder revolving al high rate of
speed, USED 10 throw the water out of cloth
and wool, preparat ~ to drying, burst when
loaded with blocks Fragments of iron
were thrown in every direction and the room
filled with loose blocks. Some of the help
narrowly escaped being struck BY the flying
missiles.
CUMBERLAND.
carriage containing a gentleman and tive
children. one of whom was stauding up, was
driving rapidly up Congress street, Portland,
"Wednesday morning. The gentleman pulled
up suddenly and the child who was standing
fell directly under the carriage. Several
ISLANDERS seized the horse and others res
cued the child and restored her, unframed.
TO the carriage. Ii was narrow escape from
serious and perhaps fatal accident
DR.. Gauthier, of Saccsrappa, appeared be-
fore Judge Shaw, Monday, and was fined
5000 and cost. or four months in Jail, on two
search and seizures.-Theo n. Gagnes .lso
appeared. but his case was continued until
Wednesday, when h. and his clerk were each
fined 500 and one-hslf cost They all ap.
pealed.
Ross Winslow, the grocer in Huckster's
Row, Congress street, Portland, held cke;s
IN this mouths Louisiana lottery drawing
which drew So 900. This amount Mr.. Win
slow divides with a lady custom r OF his who
invested an equal amount with him. An
employee of the Kerosene Works also drew
$1,000
The workings of the new ten huor law
seem to give good satisfaction so far to the
employees of he Westbrook Mfg Co. They
have arranged the working hours so that they
close the mills al II o'clock Saturdays, thus
giving the help a half holiday each week. Ii
is the opinioR of one of the overseers that
they will b. able TO turn off about the same
quantity OF work as before
HANCOCK.
Cans are being made in Wyman's sardine
factory in Mil bridge, and brought to Cherry
field preparatory to BURBERRY packing, in
his factory here, this SUNNI r. A. L. Stewart
also has crew making cans for his BURBERRY
factory.-Over $500 WAS taken at the gate of
he fair grounds the Fourth. This will 90
to help pr, pare the grounds tor the fair the
coming fall.
DR.. ii. II. Homer, Of West Gouldsboro,
met with severe accident At the r. cent run
away of his colt, throwing INN from his car
rage, dislocating and sustaining fracture OF
two bones of one wrist, ard spanning the
other-cutting and brusing his face, tanning
his back and side, and shaking him up gen
orally.
KENNEBEC.
Sunday night, july 10, at about u o'clock,
two young men ende tvored to effect an
entrance into Prof, Smill's honse on Morrill,
avenue, Wateryllle. Prof. Small was out of
town and the ladies of the house were prac-
tically alone. The screaming Of the ladies
caused the would be burglars to run of
previous attempt was made last week, which
was baffled by dog
KNOX.
The Bodwell granite company at Vinal
haven Is qnarrying the largest single shaft of
granite ever takeE out there. 1t will be 100
feet long and ten feet square at the base
They have a sht ct of granite already started
which they think will produce the shaft.
Some time ago the company quarried shaft
60 feet long for monument to Gen. Wool.
That was thought to have been a great
achievement. The company will start the
column cutter this week they have num-
Der of columns to cut
LINCOLN.
From the Knickerbucker's, above Cedar
Grove, Dresden, they shipping ice, as
well as from Blsnchard's and Oilers 1t is
said that the Berr,'s will hold up aw lille, but
they have been sending vessels to PhIladel-
phia of late Vessels pass every day with
ice from the upper X nnebec. The ice
houses on Swan Island are doing a brisk
business. At Oilers owing to the absence of
many old hands who have been haying. the
Superintendent employed sailors from the
vessels that came for tOws Eight cargoes is
all that the place has seut away, but the work
of shipping will no doubt be carried on into
the month of November
SAGADAHoC.
Bowdoinham's new industry has been
chrstened the Carr Kindling Wood Com
psny.' The factory will cost $4,000, and
will be done in time to furnish kindling for
metropolitan heaters.
Paymaster Edward Putnam of the United
States Navy is al home in Bath, for a few
days, visiting his mother, Mrs. Israel Putnam.
First mate Gushing, of Vanderbi yacht
Aira, has been selected by Mr.. Stickney to
command his yacht Susquehanna. Mr..
Gushing is from Bath.
SOMERSET.
Ivory Otis, of Larone, met with a very
severe accident while at work in the woods in
cutting down a tree it fell across another.
bending that down nearly to the ground, and
when released, springing back striking Mr.
Otis fairly in the eye, rendering it entirely
sghtless for the present, at least, AMI it is
very doubtful if he ever RECEIVERS it's use
again.
The Somerset Reporter says Austin Eames
and his crew Of drivers, upon going on to the
island three miles below here, Saturday morn
ing, July 10. discovered the dead csrcasses of
two fine Boone colts, two and three years old
respectively, the property OF II. A. Archer of
this place. The colts were being pastured on
the island, having been turned out some
weeks since, and it is surmised that in the
recent rise of the Kennebec, they became en-
tangled in the logs, with the above results.
The Skow hogan Water Company has con-
tracted with the Worthngton Company of
Boston. to put in water works in the village.
and work Is to be begun as early as August
lst The company has purchased land of
Mrs Howard for the location of stand pipe
or tower, and also portion of the Vosmus
property, of S. w. Gould, upon which h
storage basin is to be built, where an ample
supply OF spring water can be accumulated
a pipe is also to be laid 50 that water NAV he
taken from the river to meet any possible
deficiency. Messrs b. c Nudge and Geo.
Alexander of the company, were there Tues
day, and are highly pleased at the situation
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